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Jun 4, 2020

COVID-19 -- what aren't we hearing about the situation in Africa?

rabble radio

Cases of COVID-19 are low compared to other regions of the world, but that doesn't mean all is well. We hear reports from the ground in Tanzania and Mozambique.

Blog

Jun 4, 2020

Canada does not deserve Caribbean countries' support in its bid for a UN Security Council seat

Yves Engler

Until Canada actually walks the anti-imperialist walk, rather than spouting occasional progressive talk, Caribbean countries should vote against Canada's bid for a seat on the UN Security Council.

News

Jun 2, 2020

Canada also has history of troops in the streets and violent provocateurs

Karl Nerenberg

Aside from outside agitators and opportunists, there is also a strong possibility that police force agents-provocateur have infiltrated the U.S. anti-racism demonstrations.

Columnists

May 26, 2020

U.S. and China wage cold war in the time of COVID-19

Duncan Cameron

The easing of international tensions between the U.S. and China would in normal times be the job of international institutions such as the UN and G20. But Trump times are not normal times.

Columnists

May 25, 2020

Canada continues to put refugee lives in danger

Matthew Behrens

Canada's armed forces continue to participate in actions designed to make it harder for refugees to reach asylum. Could we imagine an unarmed sea force that instead works to help those in distress?

Blog

May 21, 2020

Open letter: Canada does not deserve a seat on the UN Security Council

Canadian Foreign Policy Institute

Despite its peaceful reputation, Canada is not acting as a benevolent player on the international stage.

Blog

May 7, 2020

Justin Trudeau should lift Canada's economic sanctions now

Ken Stone

Trudeau cannot ignore the damage he is doing to the efforts to fight the novel coronavirus in 20 of the world's poorest countries by maintaining sanctions.

Blog

May 6, 2020

Ramadan, Passover and Easter: time for hope in the age of uncertainty

Abdul Nakua

Faith communities should focus on promoting inclusion, sharing wisdom, and building robust coalitions and cross-sectorial collaborations that address the inadequacies of the economy.

Blog

May 4, 2020

Large-scale resource extraction exacerbates the threat of COVID-19 across the American hemisphere

Chrystal Désilets

Gabriela Jiménez

Beth Lorimer

The grave threat posed by COVID-19 across the American hemisphere, especially to Indigenous peoples, is exacerbated by extractivism.

Blog

May 1, 2020

Twenty-first century 'eco-grief' is nothing new for the world's underprivileged

Khadijah Kanji

From the slow anguish of asthma to the fast fury of flood, from Canada to Congo, eco-grief is a centuries-long condition of existence for those without the privilege of proximity to "grievability."

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